Lewis Sweeps Weekly MIVA Awards

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – No. 13 Lewis men’s volleyball’s Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament victory last Friday over IPFW has earned the Flyers a pair of MIVA Player of the Week Awards. Sophomore Jay Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) has been named the Offensive Player of the Week while senior Brian Muesenfechter (St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers) has earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Petty collected a career-high 30 kills while hitting .531. Petty added six digs, five block assists, one ace and one assist while handling 24 of 25 serve reception attempts. He scored the final three points of the fifth set. Petty averaged 6.70 points, 6.00 kills, 1.00 block and 1.20 digs in the contest. It is the second consecutive week Petty has been named the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week.

“It’s awesome to see Jay honored again, and on a career high 30 kills,” head coach Dan Friend said. “The team battled hard against IPFW and Jay was a big part of us finishing IPFW off.”

Muesenfechter recorded a career-high 14 digs against the Mastodons and handled 42 serve receptions without an error. Muesenfechter added three block assists and 12 kills while hitting .269. He averaged 2.70 points, 2.49 kills, 2.8 digs and .60 blocks per set.

“Moose being recognized it fitting for what he has done for us this year,” Friend said. “He is the glue to this team and is a great defensive player.”

The Flyers are at No. 9 Ohio State in the MIVA Semifinals on Wednesday. First serve is set for 6 p.m. CT.